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To: driftdiver
I love it when I hear guys like you criticize the Catholic Church for its doc tine, claiming to prefer the "Bible" as your sole source of authority.

Where do you think your Bible came from, buddy? I'll give you a hint -- The Catholic Church.

Second, who is the final arbiter on what scripture says? You? That's why there are now over 25,000 Christian denominations.

I've got news for you -- neither you nor I are the final arbiter of the scriptures. The Church is. And if you believe in the Bible, and Catholics do, then you should know that the Church is the pillar and bullwork of truth (1 Tim 3:15) In sum, the Catholic Church is bible-based, and we believe every divinely inspired word in scripture. But we also believe that the Church as the pillar and bullwork of Truth and that it is the final arbiter of scripture because God made it so and continues to do so through the Holy Spirit.

27 posted on 10/12/2007 7:12:49 AM PDT by CWW (Make the most of the loss, and regroup for 2008!!)
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To: CWW

“Where do you think your Bible came from, buddy? I’ll give you a hint — The Catholic Church.”

Actually no it didn’t in entirity. Parts of it did and parts of it didn’t.

Who was it that refused to translate the Bible so the average person could read it? Who charged people money to forgive sins.

You folks are outrageous with your personal attacks. There is proof that pure and unadulterated perversion is taking place at a Catholic church. Perversion at mass and approved by this particular church and its staff. Are folks outraged at the perversion? No they attack me personally and ignore the reality of what is happening.


32 posted on 10/12/2007 7:21:02 AM PDT by driftdiver
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